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Dec 17, 2014
Success in the off-season is higher speed or power for an aerobic cost
Read more →I often ask my athletes to produce the most speed for the least cost. In the off-season, when athletes aren't focused on racing, I will look at aerobic cost. For example, I will assign a negative-split workout where the goal is to go out at a Zone 1 heart rate. This can be an out-and-back course or it can be a loop. On the way back, the athlete is to run or ride as fast as possible – without exceeding the top of Zone 2 heart rate. I want to know how fast or powerful you can be at an...
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Nov 05, 2014
Visual example of heart rate lagging power in a training plan
Read more →(Click on the image to make it larger) In my training plans I ask triathletes and cyclists using heart rate as their training monitor to begin an interval with a lower, controlled effort and allow heart rate to climb to the range specified in the plan. The reason I request that approach is that heart rate lags power and many times I'm interested in a constant power output; whether the athlete is actually training with a power meter or not. This week I asked one of my athletes to do 60-second power repeats. He executed the workout perfectly. His TrainingPeaks...
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Oct 28, 2014
Should I use heart rate or power in the triathlon training plan?
Read more →Dear Mrs. Bernhardt, Greetings from Germany! I do have a question about your training plan, Triathlon: Base Period (Winter, Off-Season) Training, Phase 1: 4.75 to 9.5 hrs/wk - especially about the bike part . Unfortunately it's not clear for me, if the zones you describe in the cycling parts are power zones or heart rate zones. Example: Endurance - Z3. Should I stay in power zones 1-3, or heart rate zones 1-3? I am looking forward to your answers. S.S. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello S.S. ~ By design, you can use heart rate Zone 3 or power Zone 3 if you have a...
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Nov 15, 2013
Getting the most power using a heart rate monitor for training
Read more →Many of the athletes that I coach use power – and many don’t. For those that don’t have access to power, you can still get the highest average power output for your heart rate efforts. Those of you using my books or online training plans recognize this workout description – or something close to it: These intervals begin work on lactate threshold speed. On a mostly flat course or indoor trainer, complete the prescribed intervals allowing heart rate to rise into the Zone 3 over the course of the interval and no higher. After heart rate is in Zone 3,...